6 People 8131 Fact-checks 2985 Articles People (6) Emory University University of Oregon Universal News Portal University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Madison West Virginia University Faculty Senate Fact-checks (8131) Viral image stated on March 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We’ll never have to worry about China attacking us! They are 12 hours ahead, so we’ll have plenty of time to shoot down their missiles!" By Ciara O'Rourke• March 13, 2019 Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare stated on June 20, 2012 in : "Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school." By W. Gardner Selby• June 29, 2012 Adam Schefter stated on April 25, 2013 in a tweet about the NFL Draft: "Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad." By Katie Sanders• April 26, 2013 Rush Limbaugh stated on August 27, 2018 in in a blog post: "It appears that the (Jacksonville) shooter was part of the Trump 'Resistance'." By John Kruzel• August 28, 2018 Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo taken by a journalist showing a beach in Jacksonville, Fla., isn't from after the government reopened the beach as news reports have claimed. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 21, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in an image: Says a photo shows the "SAME EXACT PEOPLE" at "two different beaches" in Los Angeles County and Jacksonville, Fla. By Daniel Funke• April 20, 2020 Rick Scott stated on June 24, 2013 in a TV interview: Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida. By Katie Sanders• June 25, 2013 Viral image stated on June 02, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Tim Tebow says he is wearing #85 to honor his former friend/teammate and fellow TE Aaron Hernandez, who passed away in 2017.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 8, 2021 Rick Kriseman stated on June 15, 2017 in during a Q&A with reporters inside City Hall: "We are seeing poverty being reduced in south St. Pete at a number larger than the national average, the state average, county or Tampa and Jacksonville." By Allison Graves• June 27, 2017 Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows packed beach of re-opened Jacksonville Beach on CNN. By Samantha Putterman• April 23, 2020 Bloggers stated on March 27, 2017 in : "The Notebook is finally getting a sequel. Producers of the upcoming film confirmed .... that filming will begin in Jacksonville, North Carolina this summer." By Will Doran• April 2, 2017 Bloggers stated on September 13, 2018 in blog post headline: "Couple Arrested For Selling ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven." By Manuela Tobias• September 17, 2018 Viral image stated on May 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show gas costs nearly $10 in the Carolinas. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2021 Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project." By Katie Sanders• July 26, 2013 Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.: "We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets." By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2012 Philip Levine stated on February 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "Here in Florida, despite 14 school shootings in eight years, we still have some of the weakest gun laws in the nation." By Allison Graves• February 23, 2018 Pete Winstead stated on February 06, 2013 in a KUT-FM news story: Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe. By Sue Owen• February 19, 2013 Charlie Crist stated on May 13, 2010 in a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.: "I got a letter from 20 people who said they wanted their money back, 14 never gave me a penny." By Aaron Sharockman• May 17, 2010 Rick Scott stated on September 02, 2010 in a press release.: Jennifer Carroll is the "first African-American Republican woman to be part of a statewide ticket in Florida." By Aaron Sharockman• September 3, 2010 Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live video: The University of Missouri saw "the biggest drop in enrollment of any major university in the country" since the 2015 protests. By Tateanna McCaskill, Riley Newton• October 31, 2017 Articles (2985) Murders spiked in 2020. Why? By Jon Greenberg• July 14, 2021 Florida health officials warn against vaccine boosters. Scientists call it political scaremongering. By Arthur Allen, Daniel Chang, Sam Whitehead• September 23, 2024 When McCain was in charge By Bill Adair• July 1, 2008 PolitiFact Florida takes fact-checking to TV By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2012 Primary preview: Checking Mitt Romney's voting claim By Robert Higgs, Louis Jacobson• February 9, 2012 Trump on Clinton and the FBI: sorting out the facts By Jon Greenberg• November 7, 2016 Fact-checking DeSantis and Putnam in Florida Republican debate for governor By Amy Sherman• August 9, 2018 Ronda Storms' food stamp law affects cash assistance, too By Katie Sanders• February 10, 2012 Fact-checking the CNN debate in Florida By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 27, 2012 Rick Scott's first bill-signing moves the Scott-O-Meter By Aaron Sharockman• March 24, 2011 Fact-checking the fallout from Bill Maher's Muslim monologue By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• October 8, 2014 PunditFact: Fact-checking the fallout from Bill Maher's Muslim monologue By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• October 9, 2014 No, Florida can’t ‘kidnap’ trans kids under proposed law, but it does affect custody disputes By Grace Abels• May 4, 2023 Rand Paul on 'walking, talking' children who end up with 'profound mental disorders after vaccines' By Steve Contorno• February 5, 2015 Guests at President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2017 Fact-checking the high-speed rail debate By Aaron Sharockman• March 3, 2011 We put Rick Scott's 2014 State of the State address to the Truth-O-Meter By Joshua Gillin, Julie Kliegman, Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014 The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2022 Fact-checking the Florida primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2012 Fact-checking the third Florida governor's debate By Joshua Gillin• October 22, 2014
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Viral image stated on March 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We’ll never have to worry about China attacking us! They are 12 hours ahead, so we’ll have plenty of time to shoot down their missiles!" By Ciara O'Rourke• March 13, 2019 Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare stated on June 20, 2012 in : "Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school." By W. Gardner Selby• June 29, 2012 Adam Schefter stated on April 25, 2013 in a tweet about the NFL Draft: "Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad." By Katie Sanders• April 26, 2013 Rush Limbaugh stated on August 27, 2018 in in a blog post: "It appears that the (Jacksonville) shooter was part of the Trump 'Resistance'." By John Kruzel• August 28, 2018 Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo taken by a journalist showing a beach in Jacksonville, Fla., isn't from after the government reopened the beach as news reports have claimed. By Ciara O'Rourke• April 21, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in an image: Says a photo shows the "SAME EXACT PEOPLE" at "two different beaches" in Los Angeles County and Jacksonville, Fla. By Daniel Funke• April 20, 2020 Rick Scott stated on June 24, 2013 in a TV interview: Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida. By Katie Sanders• June 25, 2013 Viral image stated on June 02, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Tim Tebow says he is wearing #85 to honor his former friend/teammate and fellow TE Aaron Hernandez, who passed away in 2017.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 8, 2021 Rick Kriseman stated on June 15, 2017 in during a Q&A with reporters inside City Hall: "We are seeing poverty being reduced in south St. Pete at a number larger than the national average, the state average, county or Tampa and Jacksonville." By Allison Graves• June 27, 2017 Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows packed beach of re-opened Jacksonville Beach on CNN. By Samantha Putterman• April 23, 2020 Bloggers stated on March 27, 2017 in : "The Notebook is finally getting a sequel. Producers of the upcoming film confirmed .... that filming will begin in Jacksonville, North Carolina this summer." By Will Doran• April 2, 2017 Bloggers stated on September 13, 2018 in blog post headline: "Couple Arrested For Selling ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven." By Manuela Tobias• September 17, 2018 Viral image stated on May 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show gas costs nearly $10 in the Carolinas. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2021 Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project." By Katie Sanders• July 26, 2013 Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.: "We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets." By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2012 Philip Levine stated on February 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "Here in Florida, despite 14 school shootings in eight years, we still have some of the weakest gun laws in the nation." By Allison Graves• February 23, 2018 Pete Winstead stated on February 06, 2013 in a KUT-FM news story: Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe. By Sue Owen• February 19, 2013 Charlie Crist stated on May 13, 2010 in a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.: "I got a letter from 20 people who said they wanted their money back, 14 never gave me a penny." By Aaron Sharockman• May 17, 2010 Rick Scott stated on September 02, 2010 in a press release.: Jennifer Carroll is the "first African-American Republican woman to be part of a statewide ticket in Florida." By Aaron Sharockman• September 3, 2010 Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live video: The University of Missouri saw "the biggest drop in enrollment of any major university in the country" since the 2015 protests. By Tateanna McCaskill, Riley Newton• October 31, 2017
Murders spiked in 2020. Why? By Jon Greenberg• July 14, 2021 Florida health officials warn against vaccine boosters. Scientists call it political scaremongering. By Arthur Allen, Daniel Chang, Sam Whitehead• September 23, 2024 When McCain was in charge By Bill Adair• July 1, 2008 PolitiFact Florida takes fact-checking to TV By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2012 Primary preview: Checking Mitt Romney's voting claim By Robert Higgs, Louis Jacobson• February 9, 2012 Trump on Clinton and the FBI: sorting out the facts By Jon Greenberg• November 7, 2016 Fact-checking DeSantis and Putnam in Florida Republican debate for governor By Amy Sherman• August 9, 2018 Ronda Storms' food stamp law affects cash assistance, too By Katie Sanders• February 10, 2012 Fact-checking the CNN debate in Florida By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 27, 2012 Rick Scott's first bill-signing moves the Scott-O-Meter By Aaron Sharockman• March 24, 2011 Fact-checking the fallout from Bill Maher's Muslim monologue By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• October 8, 2014 PunditFact: Fact-checking the fallout from Bill Maher's Muslim monologue By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• October 9, 2014 No, Florida can’t ‘kidnap’ trans kids under proposed law, but it does affect custody disputes By Grace Abels• May 4, 2023 Rand Paul on 'walking, talking' children who end up with 'profound mental disorders after vaccines' By Steve Contorno• February 5, 2015 Guests at President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2017 Fact-checking the high-speed rail debate By Aaron Sharockman• March 3, 2011 We put Rick Scott's 2014 State of the State address to the Truth-O-Meter By Joshua Gillin, Julie Kliegman, Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014 The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2022 Fact-checking the Florida primary By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2012 Fact-checking the third Florida governor's debate By Joshua Gillin• October 22, 2014
